The Nikkei Asian Review’s Katsuji Nakazawa reports on signs that Xi Jinping is attempting to counter opposition ahead of next year’s 19th Party Congress by demonstrating support from within the Party and military. A major restructuring of top Party leadership is expected at the 2017 congress, when five of the current seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee are expected to step down. Reports of intra-Party factional politicking have been plentiful